Skiing: With braces on both knees, Vonn struggles with aerodynamics
Friday, 18 January 2019, 17:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
With 82 wins and counting, Lindsey Vonn still looks very much like the most successful women's ski racer in history. At least she does when she's whizzing down the mountain at speeds in excess of...
Futsal: Hermans names squad for N. Ireland training camp
Friday, 18 January 2019, 09:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
MFA Communications Office
Malta futsal coach Vic Hermans has named a squad of 13 players for this week’s friendly matches against Northern Ireland. The friendlies and training camp in Newry are intended...
WADA: Lab data retrieved and being moved out of Moscow
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 20:56
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency have finished retrieving data from the Moscow lab that could lead to sanctions against Russian athletes implicated in the country's wide-ranging doping...
'I go skiing': Ledecka chooses Alpine over snowboard worlds
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 18:20
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
After months of agonizing over a decision she would have preferred not to have to make, skier-snowboarder Ester Ledecka has finally chosen to compete in the Alpine skiing world championships next...
Georgian wrestler stripped of 2012 Olympic silver for doping
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 14:41
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A freestyle wrestler from Georgia has been stripped of his 2012 London Olympics silver medal after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. Oral turinabol was found in Davit Modzmanashvili's...
Skiing: Olympic downhill champion Goggia plans return from injury
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 15:46
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia is planning to return from injury this month but remains in doubt for the upcoming world championships. A spokesman for the Italian Winter Sports Federation...
Zubkov among 4 Russian bobsledders banned for Olympic doping
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 14:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Five years after the Sochi Olympics, the man who carried the Russian flag at the opening ceremony has been banned for doping at those games. Alexander Zubkov, already stripped of two Olympic gold...
Skiing: Shiffrin finally conquers elusive Kronplatz giant slalom
Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 17:02
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Mikaela Shiffrin had this race specially marked on her calendar. There are few courses the American skier has not been able to conquer in her record-breaking career. Yet a victory — or even...